Virtual Worlds Training For Corporate Leaders

Released on: August 12, 2008, 9:44 am

Press Release Author: AHG, Inc.

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Corporations researching virtual worlds as a training
platform quickly realize that they lack expertise to fully capitalize on the
benefits and avoid costly mistakes. To mitigate this AHG, Inc. started a series of
new courses taught by a team of experts who have experience creating, consulting and
supervising successful Second Life programs. Courses are split into two separate
tracks: Executive and Instructional Designer / Developer.

Press Release Body: When corporations research virtual worlds as a training
platform, many of them realize that they lack expertise to fully capitalize on the
benefits and avoid costly mistakes. "Our extensive experience with Second Life in
corporate environment allowed AHG, Inc. to start training program. We share our
expertise in a series of hands-on courses that encompass corporate training, HR,
marketing and other activities as related to corporate use of virtual worlds," said
Alex Heiphetz, Ph.D., CEO of AHG, Inc. announcing open registration for the new
training courses. "The training courses are taught by a team of experts who have
experience creating, consulting and supervising successful Second Life programs."
AHG offers two separate tracks: Executive and Instructional Designer / Developer.
Instructional Designer track provides hands-on training focused on day-to-day
development and maintenance of Virtual World projects. After the courses are
completed, students are able to design and build Second Life environments, create
simple scripts, implement and modify scripts developed by others. They also
develop an understanding of human factor issues that affect productivity and
quality learning in virtual world environments, techniques to \"flatten\" learning
curve, importance of standards, methodologies and life cycles in the management of
Second Life projects and resources.
Executive Track courses provide in-depth understanding of virtual worlds from an
executive perspective, as a tool for the creation of a sustainable competitive
advantage. These courses offer up-to-date information on theory behind successful
Second Life implementations, practical approaches, promising new developments,
successes and problem areas in other companies' implementation of virtual worlds in
corporate environment.
Recent Gartner Research study concluded that "despite understandable concerns about
investment during a time of growing business uncertainty, [ . . . ] the internal
deployment of virtual worlds offers most enterprises significant benefits in cost
savings and improved productivity." "Training courses that AHG offers, allow
training specialists and executives to super charge their training program, learn
from the successful projects and avoid costly mistakes," concluded Dr. Heiphetz in
making the announcement.

About AHG.
AHG, Inc. and it's training division - Delta L Training - specialize in developing
tools and simulations for training and education. Further information on can be
obtained by calling 814-867-3200 or visiting www.ahg.com.


Web Site: http://www.ahg.com

Contact Details: 300 S. Pugh
State College, PA 16801
8148673200
newbox@ahg.com

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